Dexter's Dream

Dexter's Dream In 2009 Bob and Wendy Andersen's world was turned upside down when their son Dexter was diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis, Epilepsy and later Autism.

Dexter's Dream Foundation supports SW Iowa families with disabilities by creating sensory-friendly events, offering essential resources, and fostering a strong, understanding community. As time passed and they experienced life together as a family, there was a realization that there were not many inclusive events, environments or locations to enjoy. No safe places or experiences that truly include

d everyone and was a "Judgement Free Zone." Dexter's Dream was created to do just that: Provide ways for families to experience life together and create lasting memories. One specific place they noticed a challenge was at playgrounds. So many play areas are not actually inclusive and/or developmentally available for someone with physical challenges. Play areas that are called inclusive still continue to leave out so much of the population simply due to their design. Wendy had the opportunity to visit a Magical Bridge playground in California and saw what was possible. Now, Dexter's Dream has partnered with Magical Bridge and Fry & Associates to create a "Truly Inclusive Playground" that anyone from 1-100+ will be able to utilize and enjoy together. Creating memories that will last a lifetime.

Sensory friendly Hoppers this weekend!Remember to register!
03/05/2026

Sensory friendly Hoppers this weekend!

Remember to register!

🎬 Sensory-Friendly Movie: Hoppers πŸ“… Saturday, March 7th πŸ• 1:30pm πŸ“ Dreamland Theater, Carson, IAJoin us for a sensory-friendly showing of Hopperβ€”a fun, inclusive movie...

We love starting out Christmas Eve morning with Dreamland Theatre and the Grinch in our pj's!
12/24/2025

We love starting out Christmas Eve morning with Dreamland Theatre and the Grinch in our pj's!

Another thank you to Dreamland Theatre for allowing us to host Zootopia 2!We've got 1 more Sensory Friendly movies sched...
12/20/2025

Another thank you to Dreamland Theatre for allowing us to host Zootopia 2!

We've got 1 more Sensory Friendly movies scheduled on Christmas Eve morning with the Grinch!

Sensory Friendly movies coming up!Zootopia 2 is this Saturday and The Grinch is our Christmas Eve & PJs movie on Decembe...
12/17/2025

Sensory Friendly movies coming up!
Zootopia 2 is this Saturday and The Grinch is our Christmas Eve & PJs movie on December 24th! Links in the comments to registler!

Two Sensory Friendly Movie opportunities coming up! Zootopia 2 and ELF!Registration in the comments!
12/10/2025

Two Sensory Friendly Movie opportunities coming up! Zootopia 2 and ELF!

Registration in the comments!

Passing along:Santa Central- Omaha is offering Sensitive Santa for three afternoons.Tues the 9th, Wednesday the 10th, an...
12/05/2025

Passing along:
Santa Central- Omaha is offering Sensitive Santa for three afternoons.
Tues the 9th, Wednesday the 10th, and Wednesday 17th.

They will only be setting up 4 appointments each night starting at 4 for 20 min each but will be blocking out 30 min.

The cost will be $40.00 each and you will receive the images on flash drives.

No walk ins. To make appointments you need to call Rose at 531 225 4874.

Picture of our family with him for fun.

That's a wrap on Sensory Santa.Thank you to everyone who helped set up and take down.Thank you to all the families who c...
11/10/2025

That's a wrap on Sensory Santa.
Thank you to everyone who helped set up and take down.
Thank you to all the families who came out, we are so grateful for you all and love seeing the smiles.

And we couldn't do it without the amazing big guy. Thank you Santa Central....your compassion and big heart is so amazing.

If you missed this weekend you can find him in Omaha at Santa Central!

Thanks for tagging us, we love seeing the pictures!

Thanks to everyone who helped set up! We appreciate you and looking forward to a magical weekend!
11/08/2025

Thanks to everyone who helped set up! We appreciate you and looking forward to a magical weekend!

Last chance to register for Sensory Santa! We have a couple of spots left for this weekend!
11/07/2025

Last chance to register for Sensory Santa! We have a couple of spots left for this weekend!

We are excited to host our 5th Sensory Santa event in Treynor on Saturday, November 8th and Sunday, November 9th at the Treynor Community Center from 10am-4pm. About this event Seeing Santa can be overwhelming and stressful for many families and we are excited to provide a private and calm environme...

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11 E Main St
Treynor, IA
51575

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